Priority Populations Suicide Prevention: LEXs Receives Suicide Prevention Australia LiFE Award

I’m grateful to share that Lived Experience Solutions (LEXs) has received the Suicide Prevention Australia LiFE Award for Priority Populations in Western Australia.

The Priority Populations category recognises initiatives that improve suicide prevention responses for communities disproportionately impacted by suicide.

For me, this recognition reflects the importance of ensuring suicide prevention work reaches communities that often face barriers to support.

Priority populations and suicide prevention

Many communities experience additional challenges when accessing mental health support.

These challenges may include cultural stigma, migration stress, language barriers, or services that do not feel culturally safe.

Through LEXs, I work to support individuals and organisations navigating these realities.

This includes therapy, supervision for practitioners, training, and consultancy focused on strengthening culturally responsive mental health practice.

Supporting multicultural communities

Australia’s multicultural communities bring extraordinary resilience and strength.

At the same time, many individuals navigating migration, cultural identity, and intergenerational expectations carry complex emotional pressures.

Part of my work involves supporting individuals and organisations to better understand these dynamics so that support can feel respectful, culturally aware, and accessible.

Recognition through the LiFE Awards

Receiving the Priority Populations Suicide Prevention LiFE Award reinforces the importance of continuing this work.

Suicide prevention is strongest when communities feel seen, respected, and supported.

I’m grateful to Suicide Prevention Australia for recognising the work being done across Australia to strengthen suicide prevention in diverse communities.

LEXs is Michael Elwan's Perth-based practice, working online across Australia. Services include training and workshops, lived experience consultancy, Social Work Supervision, Lived Experience Leadership Supervision, Frontline Supervision, therapy and keynote speaking. Training and workshops can be commissioned for organisational leaders, practitioners and frontline teams, and carers, families and communities. Explore LEXs services.